Prior to October 1st of this year there was little regulations around the hunting of feral hogs in North Carolina because they were “managed” under the department of agriculture and not Wildlife. That all changed and many of the practices people were using to deal with these feral pests became illegal. Trapping and night hunting were the most effective way for many landowners to deal with this feral critter and the quick switch to Wildlife for regulating them outlawed those two options.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has worked hard on remedying these issues by earlier in December passing rules to allow for the trapping of hogs again and now this week authorizing a season for night hunting feral hogs.
Both of these methods require special permits that are available for free on NCWRC Website.
